History of logit and probit models. Sections 1 and 2 are optional; Sections 3 and 4 are relevant to
applications in toxicology. Note that the discrete choice model (not important for us)
leading to the logistic
distribution got McFadden a Nobel prize!

Toxicology - optional readings

Hill, E.F. 1994. Acute and subacute toxicology in evaluation of
pesticide hazard to avian wildlife. pp 207 - 226 In Kendall,
R.J. and Lacher, T.E. 1994. Wildlife Toxicology and Population
Modeling. SETAC Press. (Background on how avian toxicity tests are
conducted and how the LC$_{50}$ values are interpreted. Not
responsible for details).

R project Archive for
the R program and packages. Click on your operating system
(e.g. Windows) then click on base. This will download the setup
file. Execute that and R will be installed. Packages can be
downloaded and installed from within R. (See packages on the main
menu)